Tel Aviv —
The call that US President Donald Trump predicted didn’t happen, but he left little doubt about what would come next.
On Thursday morning, Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would speak to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. It would have been the first direct contact in decades between the leaders of the two neighboring countries, which have no diplomatic relations. Trump declared that it would provide for “a little breathing room.”
But against the backdrop of a hot war between Israel and Iranian proxy Hezbollah, Aoun declined the call.
Trump wasn’t waiting for a conversation to happen.
Just hours later, Trump…